Characters:
Granmarg The Striking Vanguard, The Boulderstruck, Member of the Earthling Triumvirate
Pomegranite The Treefallen, The Spymaster
Pomegranite The Treefallen, The Spymaster
Mielikki The Field Marshal, Member of the Earthling Triumvirate
Thicket The Grandmaster Terramorpher, Member of the Earthling Triumvirate
Wurm Slayers
The wurm whirled around and spat another gobbet of magma at Pomegranite and Granmarg. Pomegranite dove to the ground, but rolled, and quickly scrambled to his feet. He lunged at the wurm, but it reared back out of the way. This left it wide open for Granmarg, who had nimbly dodged under the molten rock and landed a haymaker that shattered several of the beast's sword-like teeth. Roaring, it then charged past them, trampling Thicket as it went, and began to dig into the cliff wall to flee.
Thicket and Mielikki regained their feet, but were still staggered, while Pomegranite and Granmarg gave chase. The wurm was faster than them in the open, but slowed by the dirt, they managed to catch it as Thicket impaled its left leg with a spike of earth that shot out of the ground. Granmarg finished off its other leg, and cornered, the wurm turned and lunged at him. He brushed its blow aside with the back of his arm, and then landed a one-two punch that shattered the stone around its eyes, leaving it blind. Now defenceless and writhing in agony, the wurm was finished off by a thrust of Pomegranite's paired knives (Granmarg: "Kill steal").
Curious as to where the wurm had come from, Mielikki suggested they detour north on the way back to Bedrock to find Igneus, a noble he knew of who had a fascination with strange beasts. The others agreed, and dispatched a messenger to inform him of their desire for him to come to its body and learn what he could. The Triumvirate kept a slower pace due to their injuries that would see them arrive on Igneus' estate in a week's time. The manor house in ill-repair, and an elderly servant came to lead them in to the study where his master was waiting.